Hall of Fame vote a shutout

The fallout from the steroids era was obvious with Wednesday's release of the BBWAA Hall of Famed voting as no players were elected.

Depite a ballot that included the game's top home run hitter, Barry Bonds, and one of its best pitchers, Roger Clemens, no players reached the 75 percent standard for election. This is the first year since 1996 for a BBWAA shutout, and eighth overall.

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